New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-17
TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION.

coNsIDFRISG Bills FOR THE CONvENTION-THE
YIELD -BANKING-RAiLRoAD LEGISLATION.
albany, Feb 10 lSpecidD.-The Assembly com
mtee that has charge OF the bills for the election OF
delegates to n Constitutional Convention met this
oftc,noon The members OF tho committee are ASSEM-
bymsn Arnold, Erwin, Brundnge. Hamilton. Platt,
Sheehan, Graham Cantor and Longley. When tho
committee called TO order Assemb lyman Burke adj
yocated his bill for convention, winch provides tor
the election of Constitutional Convention of 100
members, 1902 by Congressional Districts and n at
large.
Mr. Arnold-Do you think It ju.t. Mr. Burke that the
Prohibitionists who cast only $4,000 last fall.
should be given many dclegatesatla large rs the Re
pubcans and the Democrats who each cast over 100000
Mr. purke-we think tho ProhibItionsts should be
given chance ~ speak tncr 'ie"s Oh prohploh peioo
the convention.
Tho Democratic members OF the committee expressed
themselves as charmed with Mr. Burkes bill and ready
to accept n. The Republicans. however, plainly would
not take IT, Mr. Arnold whipped ont OF his pocket Re-
nublcan bill IL provides for the election OF 100 dele
gates thrty-two delegates at large and 1913 from tho
1913 Assembly Districts Minority representation is
cured among tho delegates atlarge by providing
that each voter shall not DO permitted to
vote than sixteen Of the thirty
two delegates atarge This provision viii give
sixteen Republican and sixteen Democratic delegaesat
large In the 1913 Assembly Districts, the candidate re-
ceng tho largest number OF votes Ia to DO declared
elected delegate The election under the bill, will take
Mace on Tuesday OF April The Republican MEM
,.rs of the committee favor Mr.. Arnods BILL and there
"a good reason to think that they will accept 1t. The
committee took no vote the matter. A subcommittee
consisting of Assemblymen Hamilton Plat, sheehan
and Graham, was appointed to draw up BILL and tho
committee decided 10 meet next week and hear their re-
port. -
amendment OF the Banking law. 1t provides that for
ho purpose of computing interest year shall be CON
sidered as consisting 49, lays and every day con-
tanned in any year shall DO considered IA the three
hundred and sxty fth part ,nrreo and tho interest
pnted by the proportion which such number OF days
shall bear TO $50.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee some days ago
yer orted the Field Civil Code bill iavoraby and To-
aay Mr. ives, who introduced the measure wed that
IL should he ordered to q third reading. Mr. Kruse
demanded the ayes and na,s. Mr. Iyes's motion was
adopted by q vote OF 73 to "a
Senator Low introduced In the Senate bill antbor
wing the New-Engf nd and Sou thwesern Railroad to
build q bridge across the lIudaon River from Storm
King to Break Neck The bridge is 10 be built within
two years and Is to have height OF 200 feet above
the ri, or at high water.
Mr. Hamilton introduced in the Assembly an amend
mcnt 10 the General Street Railway law providing that
no more than single track shall hereafter be laid In
auy street which Is less than thrty-ope feet In width
measured from curb curb. The bill Is intended to
prevent snoh abuses that in Fifty ninth-st.. New
York, where narrow street Ia entirely occupied by
street-caI lines.
TO REVIVE THE RAPID TRANSIT COMMISSION.
ALBANY, Feb. 10 lSpeciaD The Assembly Railroad
Conmittee pave a hearing this afternoon ON tho bill